Renowned Momentum Proteas all-rounder, Dané van Niekerk has confirmed her official retirement from all forms of international cricket after a career that spanned more than 14 years.

Adelaide Strikers WBBL squad is another big name closer to completion, with South African superstar Dané van Niekerk set to pull on Strikers blue for Weber WBBL|07.

Breaking new ground with a third-place finish in the ICC Women’s Championship and a guaranteed spot in next year’s ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup – well that can be considered a reward.

Many captains would fear facing England in their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 opener but Dane van Niekerk certainly isn’t one of them.

Captain Dane van Niekerk says she was ‘caught by surprise’ after being named the big women’s winner at the Cricket South Africa (CSA) awards function held in Pretoria at the weekend.

Tournament kicks off with match between India and New Zealand in Guyana; Australia, Pakistan and the Windies will also be seen in action on opening day.

Led by fifties from Trisha Chetty and Dane van Niekerk, South Africa Women set a target of 236 runs before putting on a disciplined bowling performance to restrict West Indies Women to 200 for eight and secured a 35-run win in the third One-Day International in East London to avoid a 3-0 clean sweep.

South Africa Women levelled their three-match Twenty20 International series against England Women by winning the second match in Cape Town by seven wickets on the Duckworth/Lewis method.

Sune Luus returned figures of five for 20 to set up a three-wicket win for South Africa Women over Pakistan Women in the second One-Day International in Sharjah.

Dane van Niekerk scored an unbeaten half-century as South Africa Women clinched a last-ball nine-wicket over Sri Lanka Women in the decisive third Twenty20 International in Colombo.

South Africa Women beat Sri Lanka Women by seven wickets to level their three-match Twenty20 International series at 1-1 with one game remaining.